I can't remember the last time I saw something so beautiful. Astonishing. Heart breaking. Politically affirming. - ThreadSky

iandunt.bsky.social • 81 days ago

I can't remember the last time I saw something so beautiful. Astonishing. Heart breaking. Politically affirming.

I hope everyone will watch this video from Syria. Extraordinary, terrifying and hopeful moments.

It's a reminder of why we fight.

www.cnn.com/2024/12/11/w...

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paulranford.bsky.social•81 days ago

In bits here. JHC.

aphexgwyn.bsky.social•81 days ago

God. And to think that he is one of the fortunate ones who was taken by the regime. 😥

claire-james.bsky.social•81 days ago

So many who never saw the light again.

greggles999.bsky.social•81 days ago

Fuck me. Powerful. Tears in my eyes.

ojc.bsky.social•81 days ago

So moving.

And so horrendous to think of the scale of horrors inflicted by Assad and others like him.

eastyorksboy66.bsky.social•81 days ago

Just saw it on the news. There were tears in our house.

rhid83.bsky.social•81 days ago

I'm in absolute bits the disbelief he had that Assad was gone, the way he hid in the blanket. This is what CNN does so well. OK there's uncertainty ahead but my god the important thing is to realise is thr suffering is over Syrian people can breathe without that monsters foot on their throats.

rhid83.bsky.social•81 days ago

Thanks for sharing.

pleiades59.bsky.social•81 days ago

It puts liberty, life, and light - all that is really important - into perspective.

Moist sandwiches and steak? Yeah.

susiemesure.bsky.social•81 days ago

The way he just keeps gripping and gripping her arm.

aphexgwyn.bsky.social•81 days ago

He was utterly terrified. The fact that he'd been moved three times must have made him think he was being taken away again.

aozora-aonami.bsky.social•81 days ago

Yes, so a white English speaking woman being present would have been a big indicator to him that something else might be going on, hence him clinging to her. It would be nice if they get to meet again when he's recovered.

perfumeaddict.bsky.social•81 days ago

I thought the same - she's visible proof that something's changed.

christiaan.bsky.social•81 days ago

Geez, wasn't expecting that

joczechowska.bsky.social•81 days ago

It made me weep.

ruthredruth.bsky.social•81 days ago

Kudos to Clarissa Ward - an amazing journalist. Also a big shout out to her camera team, producer, fixer and translator. They all did an amazing job.

tristramc.bsky.social•81 days ago

I saw this and it choked me up. Glad others feel the same way too.

mouldybags.bsky.social•76 days ago

And fake.
https://verify-sy.com/en/details/10562/Did-CNN-Fabricate-the-Story-of--Freeing-a-Prisoner-from-a-Secret-Jail--

tom--d.bsky.social•81 days ago

The denialists are still out there and represented in top universities. Have you talked about those guys as part of your conspiracy theory [email protected]? Maybe a good episode for Origin Story? I was reminded about what a bunch of loonjobs they are by:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000p6fd/episodes/player?page=1

nancywgonzalez.bsky.social•81 days ago

Brava to the journalist who was thrust into the role of trauma counselor and she was the most caring, calming and supportive human ever.

justhavinfun.bsky.social•81 days ago

I think it's one of the most extraordinary pieces of journalism I've ever seen. Kudos to Clarissa Ward. 👏

moju65.bsky.social•80 days ago

Clinging on as if to convince himself she was real. I cried. Such a powerful piece

brenkjm.bsky.social•81 days ago

Makes the importance of liberalism viscerally real

amgreen.bsky.social•81 days ago

That actually brought tears to my eyes

southerngirl.bsky.social•81 days ago

Me too.

frankmate.bsky.social•81 days ago

Well, I'm not sure how genuine this is...... Seems a little bit staged to me.
Happy to be proved wrong, and I don't deny the atrocities undertaken there....
Just using my critical thinking and being cautious...

timblue.bsky.social•81 days ago

Why would they need to stage it?

This is literally happening right now all over Syria. It just happened that for this one man some journalists were present.

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